Marcus Aurelius used to remind himself every morning that he might not see another sunset. Not to be depressing, but to be awake. To stop wasting precious hours on grudges that don't matter, conversations he kept putting off, dreams he was saving for "someday."
The Stoics had this practice called memento mori - remember you will die. Sounds harsh, right? But here's what they understood that we've forgotten: when you truly grasp how brief this whole thing is, you stop living like you have forever.
You stop scrolling mindlessly.
You call your mom back.
You say what you actually mean instead of what you think people want to hear.
'Life Is Short' isn't meant to create anxiety - it's meant to create urgency. The good kind. The kind that makes you realize that holding onto that argument from three weeks ago is literally stealing time from your life. The kind that makes you book the trip, have the conversation, and take the risk.
This interactive bracelet carries that ancient wisdom with you - each tap brings up insights from philosophers who understood that life's brevity isn't a bug, it's a feature. Seneca reminds you that "It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it." Epictetus whispers that every moment delayed is a moment lost forever.
The Stoics weren't being morbid - they were being practical. When you remember that your days are numbered, you start making your days count.
That means the only question left is this: what are you waiting for?
